Fashion Calendar: April II

This month's 2nd post is about something I was wearing two weeks ago, but the general idea behind it is one that applies for me all year round: dressing with a theme, or, even if there is no proper theme, at least wearing items that match in colour or otherwise.

On Friday the 13th (I am not superstitious, so this date has no special meaning to me), I went to work at a trade show. This particular show focuses on Fair Trade, and I worked there for the organization I mentioned here; contrary to when I work on a fair for other companies, I work without payment for them, which is my way of contributing to the whole project.

For the evening after the fair, our regular girls' night out was scheduled; this time, at my once favourite Indian restaurant (see my previous post about that, if you like).

So, it was going to be a day that had somehow Bangladeh and India as its theme, and therefore, I chose my outfit accordingly.

The green skirt is from Monsoon; I bought it in England some years ago and I have never worn it with anything else than black.

You have seen the tights before; I just love their pattern and think they match the pattern on the skirt well enough to be worn together; here is a close-up:

What you probably can not see in the first picture is what I wore for jewellery:

a set of earrings and matching bracelet of tiny silver elephants, a gift my sister brought back for me from India when she visited there several years back, and a necklace with a cut stone (don't know what the name of this stone is) of a light green that goes very well with the colour of the skirt.

Here is a picture of our booth at the fair; if you want to know more about the organization, you can look at their website.

A few days after the trade show ended, I had an email from the very kind lady who organises things at our end; she told me that this year, we sold TWICE as much as last year! Yes, we were very busy that day, and I was lucky to catch a moment without anyone at our booth for taking my picture.
The most popular items proved to be the bags you see in the centre on the back wall. These are made of cement sacks, which makes them extremely sturdy and water-proof, while at the same time making good use of what would just add to the already huge piles of waste there. Because they sport all their original writing, some of which is in what looks to our European eyes like "exotic" letters, they appeal mostly to younger people, while our elderly customers went more for the type of bag you can see on the left.

Do you dress based on a specific theme when there is such a theme to what you'll be doing on a particular day?